I was actually there for that match! I remember they did the spot where Ted DiBiase's trunks get pulled down, so he mooned the whole crowd. The guy behind me said something to his friend about how he was definitely going to record that when it aired on Monday Night RAW (I have no idea if that actually aired or not).

It makes me wonder - what do they do with The Ascension now? I mean, not that they were doing a whole lot with them before, so this is a gigantic improvement. I'm just wondering - do they only keep this version of The Ascension when they're interacting with Breezango? Or is the gimmick of conspiracy theory meatheads with a softspot going to be full time?

I agree. I think this could elevate Corbin better than winning the title would (in the sense that winning the title if he wasn't ready would hurt him more than help). It heightens his feud with Cena, and if he can manage to win, it could prepare him better, long term.

I'm rather curious - what's the format for their shows? For instance, WWE has weekly shows in RAW & Smackdown which are used to tell the storylines that build to the PPV matches. You also have the "big 4" PPVs in Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, Summerslam & Survivor Series (although Money in the Bank is a bigger deal to me than Survivor Series, but that's a personal opinion), and then you have "B show" PPVs every few weeks.

What's the NJPW version of that? How does their general format work? Also, how common is the English commentary?

Late to the party, but I feel the need to say that I was really glad that they actually did a handshake without someone clocking the other person. I kinda wish they'd do more handshakes without someone sucker punching the other person, if only because it makes it more impactful when someone does sucker punch someone else.

I bet those guys think heckling a comedian is 'part of the show', too.

Ugh, I've been to those shows. The comedian was practicing some of his material for a TV performance, and some jackass kept trying to be funny. The comedian went on a rant about it, which was actually pretty funny, but I could tell he wanted to be able to test his material.

I'm going to a NXT show soon, and I'm really hoping there aren't any of these types there. I'm all for a rowdy crowd, though.